湖北省襄阳市东津新区金源中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

金源中学2024年八年级期中考试英语试题卷笔试部分（90分）一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ihatedrunninginthepast.AtmiddleschoolIthoughtrunningwastiringandIwasalwaysoneofthelaststudentto1thefinishline.Then,in2020,myfriendaskedme,“Wouldyouliketoruna10keventwithme?”I2atonce,“Noway!Ihaterunning.”OvertheweekendIthoughtabouthisquestion.Ithought,“3doIhaterunningwhenIhaven’ttireditsincemymiddleschool?”Intheend,I4togiverunninganothertry.Itoldmy5Iagreedtojoininthe10Keventwithhim.Hewasvery6tohearthat.Heexcitedadvisedmeto7arunningprogramontheInternettohelpmelearnhowtorun.TherewerelotsofrunningprogramsontheInternet.I8a14-weekrunningprogram.Theprogramwasveryeasyto9.Ihadtorunthreetimesaweekfor10lengths（长度）oftime.Atfirst,Iranforshorttimeandtookalongbreak.Thenastheweekswenton,Ihadtorunfor11timeandthebreakgotshorter.I12followingtherunningprogrambecauseIcouldseeIranbetterandbetter.Atfirst,Iwasevennotabletorunformorethan30seconds,butaftersometimeIcouldrunforover3013!Iwentfromhatingrunningtolovingrunning!FromthisexperienceIlearntitwasagoodideatotry14beforesayingIhatedit!IfIdidn’thaveatry,Iwouldn’tfindthatI15enjoyedrunning.Soneversaynobeforeyouhaveatry.1．A．cross B．choose C．plan D．hit2．A．offered B．meant C．replied D．agreed3．A．Where B．When C．What D．Why4．A．refused B．decided C．forgot D．disagreed5．A．friend B．brother C．neighbor D．teacher6．A．sorry B．angry C．upset D．happy7．A．handout B．carefor C．lookfor D．feellike8．A．lent B．chose C．raised D．threw9．A．depend B．guess C．follow D．control10．A．different B．enough C．crazy D．terrible11．A．thinner B．worse C．shorter D．longer12．A．minded B．stood C．enjoyed D．practiced13．A．hours B．minutes C．days D．years14．A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something15．A．really B．easily C．hardly D．clearly二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）阅读三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。AFirstaidisneededwhenapersonisseriouslyinjured（受伤的）butcannotarriveathospitalintime.Itincludesself-helpandhomecare.Firstaidmeanslifeordeathduringadangeroussituations,soitisveryimportantforeveryonetolearnfirstaid.Burns（烧伤）Tohelpthosewhogetburned,youshould:·Movetheinjuredawayfromthefire.·Checkthesizeofburns.·Washtheburntareawithwatertomakeinjuredfeelbetter.Heatstroke（中暑）Inordernottohaveheatstrokeinhotweather,youshould:·Restinacoolplaceasoftenaspossible.·Drinkenoughwaterorfruitjuice.·Nothavetoomuchdrinkssuchasmilk,wineandbeer.·Stoptiringoutdooractivities.FirstAidTrainingSomepeoplewanttohavetraininglessonsinordertoprovidefirstaidinpublicorathome,orotherplaceswherepeoplecan’tarriveathospitalintime.Therearesomeorganizationsgivingfirstaidtraining,suchastheRedCross.Formoreinformation,youcancalltheFireServicesAmbulanceCommandTrainingSchoolat26403708oremailtheschoolatFESATS@126.com.16．Firstaidshouldbegiven______.A．aftersomespecialtraining B．byfamilymembersonlyC．afterdoctorsarrive D．inhospital17．Ifsomeone’sarmisburntbyafire,youshould______.A．coverhisarmswithsomeclothes B．lethimstaywhenheisC．checkthesizeofburns D．neverusewatertowashtobruntarea18．Accordingtothepassage,______maycauseheatstrokeonahotday.A．drinkingsomemilk,wineorbear B．doingtiringoutdooractivitiesC．drinkingenoughwaterorfruitjuice D．stayinginacoolplace19．Themainpurpose（目的）ofthispassageisto______.A．askpeopletostayawayfromfireB．advisepeoplenottodooutdooractivitiesinhotweatherC．tellpeoplesomefirstaidtrainingorganizationsD．tellpeoplesomethingaboutfirstaid20．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthematerial?A．Health B．Science C．History D．TravelBNowsomewomenarespendingaweekendatMother’sCamp.There,husbandsandchildrenarenotallowed.Whywouldawomanwanttotakeavacationwithoutherfamily?Somewomensaytheyneedtimetobealone.AtMother’sCampawomanhasroomtoherself.Shecansleep,readorwatchTV,andnoonewillbother（打扰）her.Nochildrenwillask,“Mom,what’sfordinner?”Nohusbandwillsay,“Oh,dear,Ican’tfindanycleansocks.”Infact,almost50%ofwomenintheUnitedStatesworkoutsidethehome.Manyofthemworkfull-timeandthencomehometodoasecondjob——takingcareoftheirhomesandfamilies.Theseworkingwomensayoneoftheirbiggestproblemsishousework.IntheUnitedStates,workingwomendoabout75%ofthehousework.Manyoftheirhusbandssaytheywanttohelp.Butthentheybreaktheplateortheycan’tfindthesalt.Theyasksomanyquestionsthattheirwivesdecideitiseasiertodothejobthemselves.SomewomengotoMother’sCampjusttogetabreakfromhousework.Fortwodaystheydon’tcook,theydon’tclean,theydon’tlookaftertheirchildrenorhusbands.Whatdotheydo?Theyenjoywarm,sunnyweather,walking,swimmingorboatinginacleanbluelateandsingsongsaroundthecampfire.Theyrelaxawayfromhome.TheyhaveareallywonderfulvacationatMother’sCamp.21．HowlongcanwomenenjoytheirvacationatMother’sCamp?A．Onemonth. B．Aweek.C.72hours D．Twodays.22．WhatdowomenprobablydoatMother’sCamp?A．Theycookdinner.B．Theyboatinaclearbluelake.C．Theydosomecleaning.D．Theylookaftertheirchildren.23．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A．Husbands. B．ChildrenC．Workingwomen D．Grandparents.24．WhatcanweknowaboutwomenintheUnitedStatesfromthispassage?A．Theydon’tneedtodoanyhousework.B．Theywanttogetabreakfromhousework.C．Theydisliketostayathomewiththeirfamilies.D．Theydoasmuchhouseworkastheirhusband.25．What’sthebesttitle（标题）forthispassage?A．BusyWorkingMothers.B．MothersintheUS.C．MothersRelaxAwayfromHomeD．Housework---WhoseJob?CCaiLeiwasbornin1987inasmallcityinHenanProvince.WhenhewasinGrade5inprimaryschool,Caistartedthehabitofgettingupbefore5a.m.torun,practiceboxingandstudyEnglish.Hedidwellinalmosteverysubjectandalmostgotfullmarksineveryexam.Caihadseveraljobswhenhegrewup.HeusedtoworkatSamsunginBeijing.Hisworktherewasveryexcellent.Butattheendof2011,CaichosetojoinJDGroup.Becauseofhisgreatachievementsinhisjob,hesoonbecamethevice-present（副总裁）ofJDgroup.Whereverheworked,healwaysworkedveryhardandtriedhisbestnomatterhowmuchdifficultiestherewere.Everythingchangedintheautumnof2019.41yearsoldCaiLeiwastoldthathegotaseriousillnesscalledALS（渐冻症）.Thedoctortoldhimthathewouldhaveonlytwotofiveyearstolivebecausethepossibility（可能性）ofrecoveryofthisillnessisstill0althoughtechnologyhasbeendevelopingrapidly.ButCaididn’twanttoacceptthefact.Hedecidedtofighttosavehimselfinsteadofwaiting.Heusedallhisresources（资源）buildingadatabase（数据库）,settinguparesearchteam,andprovidinghelpforpeoplewithALS.HeevenwroteabooktotellthestoryofhisfightagainstASL.NowCaiLeiisinapoorcondition.Heisclosertodeath.Butheisnotafraidbecausehehastiredhisbest.Hewroteinhisbook,“Everyonehasdarktimesinlife.Butnevergiveup.Peoplelikeusarestilltrying.Ifyoubelieveyourself,ifyoutryhard,youwillfindhope.”26．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A．CaiLeiwasborninapoorfamily. B．CaiLeiwasverystrictwithhimself.C．CaiLeiwasverygoodatrunning. D．CaiLeiusedtobeafraidoftests.27．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recovery”inParagraph3meaninChinese?A．恶化 B．痊愈 C．扩散 D．变异28．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．CaiLeididn’tworkhardatschool.B．CaiLeileftSamsungbecausehemadesomemistakes.C．CaiLeididalotofthingstofightagainstASL.D．ASLwillnotleadtodeath.29．Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?①Caiwroteabook.②Caibecamethevice-presidentofJDGroup.③CaigotaseriousillnesscalledASL.④CaiworkedatSamsung.A．④②③① B．④①②③ C．②④①③ D．②③④①30．WhatcanwelearnfromCai’sstory?A．Weshouldgetupearlybeforefivetorun.B．Weshouldn’tchangeourjobsoften.C．Weshouldwaitforsomeonetosaveuswhenweareill.D．Weshouldtryourbestandnevergiveupnomatterhowhardthesituationis.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。A．Thehardestpartaboutanytaskisgettingstarted.B．Changeyourworkingenvironment.C．Thiswillgiveyouastrongfeelingofsatisfaction.D．AbigtaskwillstopyoufromstartingE．Thiswillmakeyoufeelupset.F．Procrastinationalwaysmakesourlivesterrible.MarkTwainoncesaid,“Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.”Thefamouswritertalkedaboutaproblemmanyofushave.Theproblemisprocrastination（拖延症）.31However,everyonecanrunawayfromitbytakingafewsimplestepstoday!★Makeplansforeverythingyouneedtodo.Beforeyourdayends,makeaplanfortomorrowandwritedownyourplanonapieceofpaper.Youshouldalwaysrememberyourplan.Useittoremindyourselfwhatyouneedtodonext.Asyoufinisheachthing,checkitoff.32★Breaklargetasks（任务）upintosmallones.33Buteverytaskwillbeeasierifyoucanfinishitinsmallsteps.Beginbybreakingupyourlargetasksintosmallerparts.Thishelpstomakeyoufeellessstressed.★34Ifyourworkplaceisfullofdistractions（使人分心的事）,youwillneedtomakesomechanges.YoumayneedtokeepawayfromyourphoneorTV.★Followthefive-minutesrule.35That’swhysomanypeopledon’tstarttheirworkuntilthelastminute.Usuallydoingsoleadstomorestress.Onewaytosolvethisproblemistoworkonitforonlyfiveminutesfirst,andthendecidewhetherornottocontinue.Surprisingly,onceyoustart,youmaykeepgoingandfinishit.三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次.discussherfamilyunderstanddecideprobablydifficulthelpwriteexciteGraceisaneight-year-oldAmericangirl.Whensheheardmany36inTexaslosteverythingbecauseofHurricane（飓风）Harvey,shemadea37.Herparentsexperienced（经历）ahurricanetwelveyearsago,sotheyknewpeopleinTexashad38rebuilding（重建）theirhomesafterHurricaneHarvey.Theyhada39abouthowtohelpthepeopleandGraceheardit.Shewantedtoplayapartin40thosepeople.Shedecidedtogiveawaysometoystoachild.“Ifthechildhastoystoplaywith,shewill41feellesslonely,”Gracesaidto42.Thenshestartedputtinghertoysinabag.Grace43somethingonapieceofpaperandputitintothebag.“Dearlittlegirl,areyou44aboutgettingthesetoys?Ihopetheycanbeyourclosefriends.Havefunwiththemandtakegoodcarofthem.”Grace’smomwasverymovedbyherdaughter.ShesaidGracecouldfeelwhatthepeopleinTexaswereexperiencingthoughthelittlegirldidn’texperienceahurricane.“She45morethananeight-year-oldchildreallydoes.”saidthemom.四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分）第一节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题额词数要求）Thesedays,shortvideosandlivestreaming（网络直播）arebecomingmoreandmorepopularonline.MoreandmorepeoplemakeandsharevideosonpopularappslikeDouyinandKuaishoutoshowpartsoftheirlives.Usinglivestreamingispopularamongthepeopleaged18t035．Eventheteachersgivelessonsbylivestreaming.Peoplewhowatchshortvideosorlivestreamingcancommunicatedirectlywiththehostsbybuyingvirtual（虚拟的）giftssuchasflowers,toysandcarsforthemonline.What’smore,livestreamingallowsuserstocommunicatewithstrangersandexpress（表达）themselves.A19-year-oldcollegestudentcalledNicLisaysshespendsthreetofourhourseachweektalkingandsingingwithpeoplethroughoneappcalledIngkee.“SometimesIfeellonelyandwanttotalktopeople,”shesays,“Ifeelnicewhenpeoplecometotalkwithme.”However,astherearemorethan80appsforshortvideosandlivestreaminginChina,theInternetregulator（监管机构）isnotabletomonitor（监管）themallthetime,whichmayleadtoalotofproblems.Sopeopleshouldbecarefulaboutthetwosidesofshortvideosandlivestreamingwhenusingtheseapps.46．Somepopularappsforshortvideosandlivestreamingare____________.（列举两项）47．Moreandmorepeopleshow____________bymakingandsharingshortvideosonline.（10个词以内）48．Peoplecancommunicatedirectlywiththehostsby____________.（15个词以内）49．Ingkeeisanapponwhichpeoplecan____________.（10个词以内）50．Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?______________________________________________________________________________（20个词以内）第二节书面表达（共1题，满分15分）快乐对每个人都很重要，正处于青春期的我们难免会有很多问题和烦恼，我们应该怎么保持健康快乐的心态呢？假如学校英文校刊正在举行Howtobehappy?的征文活动。请你根据下面的内容提示写篇短文，发表在校刊上。在学校学会和同学和睦相处；多交益友；有烦恼时可向信任的人求助；在家多和父母沟通；学会分担家务。独处时培养丰富的兴趣爱好；多阅读，适当运动。要求：1）要点齐全，语句通顺，逻辑连贯，可适当发挥；2）文章中不得出现真实的人名、地名和学校名；3．词数80词左右。（开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数）Howtobehappy?Beinghappyisveryimportantforallofus._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________